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BB3 2NZ

Darwen South · Blackburn with Darwen · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Darwen South
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB3 2QQ 32 m
BB3 2QZ 47 m
BB3 2QH 65 m
BB3 2PS 85 m
BB3 2PU 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB3 2NZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB3
Postcode sector
BB3 2
Latitude
53.685123
Longitude
-2.463205
British National Grid easting
369,505
British National Grid northing
421,061

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackburn with Darwen · E06000008
Electoral ward
Darwen South · E05011515
Parish or community
E04012080
Westminster constituency
Rossendale and Darwen · E14001450
Output area
E00063822
Lower layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017F · E01012661
Middle layer super output area
Blackburn with Darwen 017 · E02002631

Postcode source versions

Explore BB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    389 m

  2. Aurora Woodlands School

    Other independent special school

    611 m

  3. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

    Voluntary aided school

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 643
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Vehicle crime 97
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
BB3 2 residents
9,125

Age bands in BB3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,481 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

922 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,312 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,539 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,694 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BB3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SPRING-FENISCO HEALTHLINK

    SPRINGFIELD SURGERY, 102 BOLTON ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1BZ

    ODS code P81633

    718 m

  • DARWEN HEALTHCARE

    JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81051

    1.3 km

  • DARWEN HEALTHLINK

    DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE, JAMES STREET WEST, DARWEN, BB3 1PY

    ODS code P81140

    1.3 km

  • HOLLINS GROVE SURGERY

    153 BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN, BB3 1ET

    ODS code P81721

    2.4 km

  • ROMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    OFF FISHMOOR DRIVE, BLACKBURN, BB2 3UY

    ODS code P81709

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mayfield Flats

    BCT · Darwen

    0.0 miles

  • Mayfield Flats

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Epworth Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Junction Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street

    BCT · Darwen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackburn with Darwen 017F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,015 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ashleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 643 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.